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How to plan a bridal shower, from first idea to the thank-you notes

Most bridal showers are hosted by the maid of honor, often with the bridesmaids or the bride's family, and it comes with a lot of small decisions: who to invite, what to spend, how many bottles for the mimosa bar, what happens at 2:15. This page gathers the free tools and plain guides that answer them, and the printable suites that handle the signs, labels and games.

The tools are free and run in your browser. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere.

Three free planning tools

Bridal Shower Budget Calculator Enter your guest count and a total or per-guest budget, tick what you are paying for, and get a dollar split by category, the cost per guest and each host's share. Open it free → Mimosa Bar Calculator How many bottles of sparkling wine, how much juice per flavour, how much non-alcoholic sparkling, ice and flutes for your guest count and shower length. Open it free → Bridal Shower Timeline Generator A minute-by-minute day-of schedule for a 2 to 3 hour shower, plus a planning countdown from your shower date back to the invitations. Open it free →

Planning guides

How to Plan a Bridal Shower Step by Step (Maid of Honor Guide)
A plain, ordered plan for hosting a bridal shower as the maid of honor: what to decide first, what to book, and a dated countdown from 8 weeks out.
Bridal Shower Checklist for the Maid of Honor and Host
A bridal shower checklist for the maid of honor or host: what to do each week, what to bring, who does what on the day, and what to do afterward.
How to Plan a Bridal Shower on a Budget: 13 Ideas That Work
How to plan a bridal shower on a budget: where the money goes, what to cut first, bridal shower ideas at home, and how to split costs between hosts.
Bridal Shower Invitation Wording Examples: What to Write
Bridal shower invitation wording examples to copy: what to put on the invitation, recipe card requests, hosted by mother, no wrapping paper and more.
Bridal Shower Games That Aren't Lame: 11 to Try (and Skip)
Bridal shower games that aren't lame: 11 printable games with how to run each, how many to plan, and why skipping games entirely is a good choice.
Fall in Love Bridal Shower Ideas: Decorations, Menu, Favors and Games
Fall in love bridal shower ideas for autumn: rust and sage palette, decorations, cider and mimosa bar, menu, favors, invitation wording and games.
Something Blue Bridal Shower Ideas: Theme, Favors, Cake and Invitations
Something blue bridal shower ideas: a dusty blue palette, invitation wording, decor, favors, cake and a menu, with how to keep it simple and low cost.
Love Is Brewing Bridal Shower Ideas: Coffee Theme, Decor, Favors and Games
Love is brewing bridal shower ideas: a coffee and tea theme with decor, coffee bar, menu, favors, games and invitation wording for a brunch shower.

Printable bridal shower suites

Three themes, each in three kits. Type the name, date and menu once and every invitation, sign, label and tag updates to match. Print at home or save a PDF for a print shop. Editing is easiest on a laptop or computer, and it also opens and edits on a phone or tablet through a link in the START HERE PDF. No Canva, no app and no account. These are digital downloads, so nothing ships.

Each kit includes the one before it: the Host Kit adds games and a "Who knows the bride best" quiz to the Printable Suite, and the Everything Kit adds a game show and a planner on top of that.

Something Blue bridal shower

Dusty blue bows, tulips and little rings. A soft, classic look for any season. Ideas for this theme

Printable Suite $14.99 17 printables you edit: invitation with a recipe-card insert, phone invite, welcome and menu signs, food labels, cupcake toppers, champagne and water bottle labels, favor tags, mimosa bar sign, recipe cards, advice and wishes cards, table signs, banner and thank-you cards. View on Etsy
Host Kit $22.99 Everything in the Suite, plus a PDF of 10 games with answer keys and a personalised "Who knows the bride best" quiz that prints its own answer key from your answers. View on Etsy
Everything Kit $34.99 Everything in the Host Kit, plus a big-screen game show and a planner with checklist, RSVPs, budget and a gift log that turns into a thank-you tracker. View on Etsy

Love Is Brewing bridal shower

Coffee cups, beans and hearts in cream, brown and blush. Made for a brunch or café shower. Ideas for this theme

Printable Suite $14.99 17 printables you edit: invitation with a recipe-card insert, phone invite, welcome and menu signs, food labels, cupcake toppers, champagne and water bottle labels, favor tags, mimosa bar sign, recipe cards, advice and wishes cards, table signs, banner and thank-you cards. View on Etsy
Host Kit $22.99 Everything in the Suite, plus a PDF of 10 games with answer keys and a personalised "Who knows the bride best" quiz that prints its own answer key from your answers. View on Etsy
Everything Kit $34.99 Everything in the Host Kit, plus a big-screen game show and a planner with checklist, RSVPs, budget and a gift log that turns into a thank-you tracker. View on Etsy

Fall in Love bridal shower

Rust, sage leaves, pumpkins and acorns for an autumn shower. Ideas for this theme

Printable Suite $14.99 17 printables you edit: invitation with a recipe-card insert, phone invite, welcome and menu signs, food labels, cupcake toppers, champagne and water bottle labels, favor tags, mimosa bar sign, recipe cards, advice and wishes cards, table signs, banner and thank-you cards. View on Etsy
Host Kit $22.99 Everything in the Suite, plus a PDF of 10 games with answer keys and a personalised "Who knows the bride best" quiz that prints its own answer key from your answers. View on Etsy
Everything Kit $34.99 Everything in the Host Kit, plus a big-screen game show and a planner with checklist, RSVPs, budget and a gift log that turns into a thank-you tracker. View on Etsy

Personal use only. Colors can look slightly different on screen and on paper. Digital files are not refundable once downloaded, so look at the preview photos on each Etsy listing first.

Not sure where to begin?

Start with the step-by-step planning guide, then run your guest count through the budget calculator. The maid of honor checklist keeps the rest in order.